Page 9: Historical Events In 1976

Jul 07   Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars   

Jul 09   Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe   

Jul 11   In the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area   

Jul 12   Ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

Jul 13   Courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin.   

Jul 13   Max Butting, composer, dies at 87   

Jul 14   In this year, Jimmy Carter claims Democratic pres nomination in NY.   

Jul 15   36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver in Calif.   

Jul 15   Paul William Gallico, writer, dies at 78.   

Jul 16   Carmelo Soria, Spanish diplomat assassinated in 1976 by the Chilean DINA   

Jul 16   Rock duo Loggins and Messina break-up after 6 years.   

Jul 18   Thiokol conducts 2-min firing of space shuttle's SRB at Brigham, Ut   

Jul 19   Gene Roth, actor (Rosie, Tormented, Nightfall), dies at 73.   

Jul 19   Rock group Deep Purple disbands.   

Jul 20   On the seventh anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, the Viking 1 lander, an unmanned U.S. planetary probe.   

Jul 20   Tom Lowry, cricketer (early New Zealand Test captain), dies.   

Jul 20   US Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, inaugural Martian landing.   

Jul 21   Christopher Ewart-Biggs Brit ambassador to Ireland is assassinated   

Jul 21   Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British ambassador to Ireland, assassinated   

Jul 21   The inaugural outbreak of "Legionnaire's Disease" results in the deaths of 29 in Phila.   

Jul 22   "Let My People Come" opens at Morosco Theater NYC for 106 performances.   

Jul 23   Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64   

Jul 23   Wings release "Let 'em In".   

Jul 27   8.2 Tangshan earthquake results in the deaths of estimated 240000 Chinese   

Jul 27   Ray Brennan is recorded as becoming inaugural to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease".   

Jul 27   Ray Brennan, is recorded as becoming 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease"   

Jul 28   242000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake.   

Jul 28   Eldon Joersz and Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3530 kph.   

Jul 28   Jacob Soetendorp, rabbi, dies at 62.   

Jul 28   Tangshan earthquake in China killing 242769-655000 people   

Jul 28   Tangshan earthquake in China killing 655000 people   

Jul 30   Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball   

Aug 01   Trinidad and Tobago independence   

Aug 02   Fritz Lang, director (Cloak and Dagger, Metropolis), dies at 85.   

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi devetzi: Greek triple jumper   

Jan 18   Laurence courtois: Kortrijk belg, tennis star (1995 finalist jakarta)   

Jan 18   Vincent polvliet: Soccer player (fc utrecht)   

Jan 18   Damien leith: Australian idol 2006   

Feb 29   Bryan gillooly: Auburn ny, diver (olympics-96)   

Feb 29   Ja rule: American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   Emma barton: English actress   

Feb 29   Terrence long: American baseball player   

Jan 03   Mal evans: Beatles' roadie,    

Jan 04   Jan b cammans: Flemish actor (brothers karamazov),    

Jan 05   Georges e migot: French composer,   

Jan 08   Chou en-lai: China's pm (1949-76),   

Jan 10   Chester arthur burnett: Us blues pianist/harmonica player,   

Jan 11   Mervyn grell: Cricketer (test wi v england 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17),   

Jan 12   Agatha christie: Mystery writer (10 little indians),   

Jan 13   Margaret leighton: Brit actress (much ado about nothing),